Employee Owned & Operated

"When people ask us why we care so much, I tell them it’s because our employees are also our owners." –Ed Vandermeer, Installation Manager & Company Shareholder

You're like family at Centra. Our employees are also our owners which results in exceptional care and pride throughout our organization. We care about our customers. Our factory ownership guarantees quality and savings from production through to installation. Our motto is that we treat your home like our own. We are very proud of the energy efficiency savings our customers have achieved over the past 20 years resulting in the reduction of thousands of tones of greenhouse gas emissions.

Our objectives include improving home energy efficiency, providing the highest quality products & service balancing safety, value and long term reliability. We also practice environmental responsibility through recycling programs for our manufacturing & construction waste materials whenever possible.

Corporate Social Responsibility
Centra has long been committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work. “Social responsibility is key to our corporate culture at Centra.” Says John Tilstra, President. There are many organizations in need of basic everyday items for distribution to those less fortunate than ourselves. This year at Centra, our employees nominated charities and causes in need and Centra donated over $32,000.

Over the years, Centra has supported these wonderful causes:

• Big Brother and Sisters
• Covenant House Vancouver
• Life Recovery
• Child Development
• Mission Possible
• Blue Moves II
• CLA Advocacy
• Child Find of BC
• Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Can. Diabetes Association
• Kelowna Gospel Mission
• Kelowna Women's Shelter
• Wagner Hill Farms
• Royal Columbian Hospital
• Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Vernon Food Bank
• Maple Ridge Food Bank
• Langley Food Bank
• Abbotsford Food Bank
• Coquitlam Food Bank
• Surrey Food Bank
• Kelowna Food Bank
• Salvation Army
• Cancer Society
• Red Cross
• MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
• Langley Hospital
• Surrey Hospital
• Abbotsford Hospital
• Kelowna Hospital
• Vernon Hospital
• World Vision
• Coquitlam Hospital
• Childrens Wish Foundation
• Trinity Western University
• Someone in Need
• Vernon Food Bank
• Kamloops Food Bank
• Kelowna Food Bank
• Okanagan Families Society
• Kamloops SPCA
• Kamloops Womens Shelter
• Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer
• Kamloops Canadian Legion